Networking

I am slowly learning the do's and don'ts of business social networking.  Here are my thoughts so far:

• Do
• Build relationships even when not actively job seeking
• Use LinkedIn 
• Organize your contacts - 400+ in one big pile is not much use
• Share - share your knowledge, watch for those needing help, set aside 10-15 minutes regularly to look for someone on your network you can support or share something valuable with your network
• Thank your network for their support and personally thank those who took time for you
• Don't
• Spam - Highlight and link to items that are valuable and have a low chance of wasting your networks time
• Post your personal problems, issues, family etc - make sure you are remembered for the right reasons.
• Post pictures, jokes, or anything else you wouldn't feel comfortable with sharing during an interview
• Don't link with people unless you know for certain you want them in your network.  Quality vs Quantity!

Screen Sharing - Join.Me

Wow...just used the https://join.me/ for the first time. I called a support person who directed me to go the the join.me page and just click Share and then Basic. 30 Seconds later I told her the 9 digit number that popped up and voila she could see my screen and talk me through the steps needed. So Simple, Easy and Free.

So...To share your screen, simply download a small app, and then send the 9-digit code generated to your potential collaborator. They either click a link in the email, or go to the join.me website and input the code, and they can see your screen.

It fills a different need than the typical scheduled web conferencing solution (ie. GoToMeeting, WebEx etc). It is for instant web conferencing...click...click...read off a 9 digit number...they can see your screen. Try it...you just might be as impressed as I was.